Reclaiming & using post-colonial land

What this episode covers

<p>This episode addresses the question: how can we reclaim land from white colonial power structures? In it Hannah Kemp-Welch &amp; Sophie Hope talk with Nadia Shaikh and Mark Teh, who both made presentations at Social Making 5.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Nadia Shaikh “joined Right to Roam in 2021 after 14 years in the nature conservation sector, convinced that mainstream &#39;nature protection&#39; wasn&#39;t involving people in a meaningful way and that the connections between enclosure, land ownership and our devastating biodiversity loss were too big to ignore. She now lives in Scotland where she enjoys roaming free, rock pooling and kayaking. She covers the campaign’s operations, events, and work on social justice.”</p> <p><br></p> <p>Mark Teh “is a performance maker, researcher, and curator based in Malaysia. His practice is situated primarily in performance, but also operates via exhibitions, education, social interventions, writing, and curating.</p> <p>He is a member of Five Arts Centre, and graduated with an MA in Art and Politics from Goldsmiths, University of London”.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode Hannah, Mark, Nadia and Sophie discuss the different ways in which Right To Roam in England and the artists associated with Five Arts Centre in Kuala Lumpar approach the theory and practice of reclaiming land for democratic use.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt;</p> <p><br></p> <p>&lt;em&gt;Social Making iteration 5&lt;/em&gt; took place on October 10 and 11, 2024, with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.</p>